The decision is merely the latest to come out of the global legal battle between the two companies. And as large as this specific battle has become, it is only a small part of the war that Apple is waging on the mobile device front. Though those suits have been filed against various handset and tablet makers, since the beginning, some observers have said the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's real target is Google and its Android mobile platform.

Those observers were proven to at least be on the right track when Google announced its intention to purchase Motorola Mobility. The purchase, which antitrust regulators are expected to approve soon, gave Google the legal standing it needs to intervene in cases Apple had filed against Motorola, as well as to file its own against Apple.